Made to measure? Assessing feasibility of quality indicators for district nursing

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-34

  Horrocks, Sue ^a   Cook, Jane ^b   Ashton, Nikki ^c   Wye, Lesley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b South Gloucestershire Community Services   (United Kingdom)

^c Knowle Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; District nursing; Patient experience; Quality indicators; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856108100     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.1.28     Document Type: Article

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